Job Description

OverviewThe Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Reporting (MERL) Director will provide technical leadership, oversight and strategic direction for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities for the USAID-funded RISE project which is supporting South Africas preparedness for future pandemics and infectious disease consequences. South Africa is central to a regional coordinated response and support in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), focused on WHO Priority Infections of pandemic potential. This position may support other projects both in-country, and as support for other Jhpiego countries. This includes, but is not limited to:

• Leading the development of an M&E system to capture high-quality, relevant and timely data for programmatic decision-making;
• Improving the quality of interventions and outcomes and
• Measures project impact,
• leading provincial data quality audits;
• building capacity of DOH counterparts and colleagues,
• designing and conducting program evaluations and contributing to documenting and disseminating project successes and challenges to the donor.
• Strengthening digital health platforms that prevent, detect and respond to pandemics.

The M&E Director will also align project indicators and M&E systems to the District Health Management Information System (DHMIS) and national and provincial departments of health (N/PDOH) priorities. S/he will supervise and manage other M&E personnel including M&E Officers, M&E Assistants, Senior Data Clerks and Data Clerks and closely collaborate with management and technical colleagues to foster a culture of data use for decision-making, including leading monthly data review meetings.Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction on M&ERL to support the RISE project in achieving its goals and corresponding objectives and targets
• Lead development of the project logic model, results framework, M&E plan, data flow loops, work plan and budget, including selecting indicators and setting targets
• Design, implement and supervise M&E activities and trainings, baseline and end line assessments, data quality assessments, and any program evaluations
• Oversee support for digital health activities
• Work closely with subrecipients to ensure complete and accurate reporting and task completion
• Lead monthly data review meetings to use data to contribute to strategic decision-making and project planning in close collaboration with project management and technical staff
• In collaboration with the Country Director, program staff and the ME&RL Unit, support development of proposals or other business development opportunities.
• Create various learning platforms for the organisation and institutional memory through the documentation of key lessons learnt.
• Contribute to annual work planning.
• Document, write progress reports (monthly, quarterly and annual reports), and disseminate program-related data. Liaise with other business units to ensure a timely submission of progress reports.
• Collaborate on the writing of relevant data-driven abstracts and manuscripts for publication.
• Support research and other program data collection activities
• Responsible for entering relevant data into donor databases as part of official mandatory project reporting
• Enhance systems for routine data collection and M&E feedback to Technical Advisors, South African government, USAID, and other stakeholders.
• Ensure high-quality implementation of M&E activities, consistent with PEPFAR and South Africa national monitoring and evaluation guidelines, protocols, information and reporting systems
• Work with financial staff to manage M&E budget
• Represent Jhpiego in public and professional circles through meetings, conferences, and presentations and cultivate relationships and liaise with other USAID implementing partners and MOH colleagues
• Support the implementation of other program activities as needed.
• Ensure protection of participant data and confidentiality during any IRB process and implementation of study

Required Qualifications

• At least a Masters Degree in Social Sciences, public health, information sciences or statistics
• 10+ years' experience leading M&E activities in the health sector.
• Advanced degree in public health, demography, statistics, social sciences or related field or equivalent experience
• Demonstrated experience conducting data quality assessments, data analysis and presentation, and reporting, including proficiency with one or more statistical software packages (e.g., SPSS, Stata, Epi Info, MS Access)and Microsoft Office
• Ability to coach, mentor and develop technical capacity of colleagues and partners, with a preference for additional experience hiring and supervising M&E staff
• Strong management, coordination, teamwork and planning skills with a proven ability to establish and maintain interpersonal and professional relationships with donors, government partners and other key stakeholders
• Expertise in research/program evaluation preferred
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills in English
• Familiarity with South Africa DHMIS and USAID reporting preferred
• Ability and willingness to travel nationally 30% of time

Preferred QualificationsJhpiego offers competitive salaries and a comprehensive employee benefits package.Please apply atApplicants must submit a single document for upload including a cover letter, resume, and three references.For further information about Jhpiego, visit our website atNote: The successful candidate selected for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background investigation.Jhpiego is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to tough international child safeguarding standards.Jhpiego, a Johns Hopkins University affiliate, is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, other legally protected characteristics or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Jhpiego promotes Affirmative Action for minorities, women, individuals who are disabled, and veterans.RECRUITMENT SCAMS AND FRAUD WARNINGJhpiego has become aware of scams involving false job offers. Please be advised:Recruiters will never ask for a fee during any stage of the recruitment process.All active jobs are advertised directly on our careers page.Official Jhpiego emails will always arrive from a @Jhpiego.org email address. Please report any suspicious communications to#LI-LB1

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